Song | A Lonely Soldier |
Artist | Gregory Isaacs |
Album | Night Nurse: The Best Of |
[00:00.58] | Gregory Isaacs -UNCLE JOE |
[00:17.130] | I'm a lonely soldier many miles from home |
[00:29.450] | With a heart that's heavy and with a will that's wrong |
[00:41.890] | Behind I left a woman so so dear to me yeah |
[00:54.140] | Now I'm off to fight a war that |
[00:58.780] | They say would make me free |
[01:04.840] | I'm a lonely soldier I'm a lonely soldier |
[01:17.289] | I'm a lonely lonely lonely lonely soldier (yes I am) |
[01:23.228] | So won't somebody have mercy on me |
[01:31.938] | Nice little son call junior smiling |
[01:38.908] | But with sympathy yeah |
[01:44.617] | All confused he asked a question |
[01:48.847] | He said daddy why must this war be |
[01:57.37] | I tried so very hard yes I did so very hard |
[02:03.587] | I tried to explain yeah |
[02:08.307] | But it seems that all I ever been trying |
[02:13.936] | Lord it all seems to be in vain |
[02:19.815] | You know lord I'm tired of hearing people crying |
[02:27.265] | Lord I'm tired of seeing people dying |
[02:33.514] | But I promise I wait very patiently |
[02:39.174] | For that sweet voice of liberty |
[02:44.984] | And no yeah |
[00:00.58] | Gregory Isaacs UNCLE JOE |
[00:17.130] | I' m a lonely soldier many miles from home |
[00:29.450] | With a heart that' s heavy and with a will that' s wrong |
[00:41.890] | Behind I left a woman so so dear to me yeah |
[00:54.140] | Now I' m off to fight a war that |
[00:58.780] | They say would make me free |
[01:04.840] | I' m a lonely soldier I' m a lonely soldier |
[01:17.289] | I' m a lonely lonely lonely lonely soldier yes I am |
[01:23.228] | So won' t somebody have mercy on me |
[01:31.938] | Nice little son call junior smiling |
[01:38.908] | But with sympathy yeah |
[01:44.617] | All confused he asked a question |
[01:48.847] | He said daddy why must this war be |
[01:57.37] | I tried so very hard yes I did so very hard |
[02:03.587] | I tried to explain yeah |
[02:08.307] | But it seems that all I ever been trying |
[02:13.936] | Lord it all seems to be in vain |
[02:19.815] | You know lord I' m tired of hearing people crying |
[02:27.265] | Lord I' m tired of seeing people dying |
[02:33.514] | But I promise I wait very patiently |
[02:39.174] | For that sweet voice of liberty |
[02:44.984] | And no yeah |